Bulimia Sources:
1.Helpguide. "Bulimia Nervosa: Signs, Symptoms, Treatment, and Help." Helpguide.org: Expert, Ad-free Articles Help Empower You with Knowledge, Support & Hope. Helpguide.org, 2001. Web. 07 Dec. 2011. http://www.helpguide.org/mental/bulimia_signs_symptoms_causes_treatment.htm This cite includes a short description of bulimia, the effects of bulimia, how you can tell if someone is bulimic and how to get help if you have bulimia or how to help someone you know that is suffering from bulimia. One thing that this cite describes very well, that a lot of other don't, is the binge and purge cycle. The cycle goes like this: you crave food because of your strict diet, so you binge eat, and then to avoid weight gain, you throw it up. But then you feel shameful and disgusted, so you go back to strict dieting, but you happens over and over.
2.American Accreditation HealthCare Commission. "Bulimia: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia." National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health. Media Plus, 2 Dec. 2011. Web. 07 Dec. 2011. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000341.htm This cite includes the symptoms of bulimia, the effects and how support groups can help teens facing the issue of bulimia. Media Plus also talks about how being bulimic can effect to enamel in your teeth to disintegrate because of too much exposure to acid in vomit. It also mentions the things that can cause bulimia. Such as, genetic, psychological, trauma, family or society, but the exact cause is unknown
3.CRC Health Group. "Bulimia Treatment Center -Bulimia Nervosa Treatment Information." Eating Disorder Treatment- Top California Eating Disorders Rehab - The Victorian - California Eating Disorder Treatment Center. Eating Disorder Treatment, 22 Aug. 2011. Web. 07 Dec. 2011. http://www.eatingdisordertreatment.com/about-eating-disorders/bulimia-information-symptoms-and-treatment-of-bulimia This cite gives a definite definition of bulimia, “Bulimia is an eating disorder characterized by eating large amounts of food and a need to eliminate what has been consumed.” It also goes deep beyond just the binging and purging of bulimia, and digs deep for the underlying issues.
4.A.D.A.M. "Bulimia - PubMed Health." PubMed Health. PubMed Health, 2011. Web. 07 Dec. 2011. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001381/ This cite has all the normal things: The causes, the effects, what bulimia is. But it also includes that exact treatment you could give someone you know with bulimia, and how you can really help them with they're issues. It also includes that complications of bulimia, and how if it goes on for a while, and the person becomes very unhealthy, that they can be taken to the hospital to be put on drugs that stop them form purging.
5.NAMI. "NAMI | By Illness." NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness - Mental Health Support, Education and Advocacy. National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1996. Web. 07 Dec. 2011. http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=by_illness This cite especially talks about who, in society, develops bulimia, and the people who do are adolescence, or teens. NAMI also talks about how some people who are bulimic talk about how they have a "kind of high" after they vomit, like the feel great and happier about themselves. This cite also mentions the link between self esteem and eating disorders, and how woman with low self esteem are more likely to become bulimic because they feel so uncomfortable with they're bodies.
Anorexia Sources:
1.Stoppler, Melissa Conrad. "What Is Anorexia Nervosa?" MedicineNet. Medicine Net, 1996. Web. 22 Apr. 2012. <http://www.medicinenet.com/anorexia_nervosa/article.htm>.This website contains information on symptoms, signs, statistics, etc. They also include a brief conversation between Dr. Melissa Conrad Stoppler and a patient. The patient was asking about many terms she had heard about Anorexia and other eating disorders.
2.Smith, Melinda. "Anorexia Nervosa." : Signs, Symptoms, Causes, And Treatment. Help Guide, Jan. 2012. Web. 22 Apr. 2012. <http://www.helpguide.org/mental/anorexia_signs_symptoms_causes_treatment.htm>.This website not only talks about signs, symptoms and causes. They also have girls personal stories on there. It is a good website to go to if you are nervous that you or someone you know might have it but you are not sure. It helps you realize what is happening to you and shows you other girls who are going through it so you know that you are not alone.
3.Staff, Mayo Clinic. "Definition." Mayo Clinic. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 05 Jan. 2012. Web. 22 Apr. 2012. <http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/anorexia/DS00606>.This website simply talks about the definition of Anorexia Nervosa. It has a fairly long paragraph that talks about really specific details of Anorexia.
1.Helpguide. "Bulimia Nervosa: Signs, Symptoms, Treatment, and Help." Helpguide.org: Expert, Ad-free Articles Help Empower You with Knowledge, Support & Hope. Helpguide.org, 2001. Web. 07 Dec. 2011. http://www.helpguide.org/mental/bulimia_signs_symptoms_causes_treatment.htm
This cite includes a short description of bulimia, the effects of bulimia, how you can tell if someone is bulimic and how to get help if you have bulimia or how to help someone you know that is suffering from bulimia. One thing that this cite describes very well, that a lot of other don't, is the binge and purge cycle. The cycle goes like this: you crave food because of your strict diet, so you binge eat, and then to avoid weight gain, you throw it up. But then you feel shameful and disgusted, so you go back to strict dieting, but you happens over and over.
2.American Accreditation HealthCare Commission. "Bulimia: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia." National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health. Media Plus, 2 Dec. 2011. Web. 07 Dec. 2011. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000341.htm
This cite includes the symptoms of bulimia, the effects and how support groups can help teens facing the issue of bulimia. Media Plus also talks about how being bulimic can effect to enamel in your teeth to disintegrate because of too much exposure to acid in vomit. It also mentions the things that can cause bulimia. Such as, genetic, psychological, trauma, family or society, but the exact cause is unknown
3.CRC Health Group. "Bulimia Treatment Center -Bulimia Nervosa Treatment Information." Eating Disorder Treatment- Top California Eating Disorders Rehab - The Victorian - California Eating Disorder Treatment Center. Eating Disorder Treatment, 22 Aug. 2011. Web. 07 Dec. 2011. http://www.eatingdisordertreatment.com/about-eating-disorders/bulimia-information-symptoms-and-treatment-of-bulimia
This cite gives a definite definition of bulimia, “Bulimia is an eating disorder characterized by eating large amounts of food and a need to eliminate what has been consumed.” It also goes deep beyond just the binging and purging of bulimia, and digs deep for the underlying issues.
4.A.D.A.M. "Bulimia - PubMed Health." PubMed Health. PubMed Health, 2011. Web. 07 Dec. 2011. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001381/
This cite has all the normal things: The causes, the effects, what bulimia is. But it also includes that exact treatment you could give someone you know with bulimia, and how you can really help them with they're issues. It also includes that complications of bulimia, and how if it goes on for a while, and the person becomes very unhealthy, that they can be taken to the hospital to be put on drugs that stop them form purging.
5.NAMI. "NAMI | By Illness." NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness - Mental Health Support, Education and Advocacy. National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1996. Web. 07 Dec. 2011. http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=by_illness
This cite especially talks about who, in society, develops bulimia, and the people who do are adolescence, or teens. NAMI also talks about how some people who are bulimic talk about how they have a "kind of high" after they vomit, like the feel great and happier about themselves. This cite also mentions the link between self esteem and eating disorders, and how woman with low self esteem are more likely to become bulimic because they feel so uncomfortable with they're bodies.
Anorexia Sources:
1.Stoppler, Melissa Conrad. "What Is Anorexia Nervosa?" MedicineNet. Medicine Net, 1996. Web. 22 Apr. 2012. <http://www.medicinenet.com/anorexia_nervosa/article.htm>.This website contains information on symptoms, signs, statistics, etc. They also include a brief conversation between Dr. Melissa Conrad Stoppler and a patient. The patient was asking about many terms she had heard about Anorexia and other eating disorders.
2.Smith, Melinda. "Anorexia Nervosa." : Signs, Symptoms, Causes, And Treatment. Help Guide, Jan. 2012. Web. 22 Apr. 2012. <http://www.helpguide.org/mental/anorexia_signs_symptoms_causes_treatment.htm>.This website not only talks about signs, symptoms and causes. They also have girls personal stories on there. It is a good website to go to if you are nervous that you or someone you know might have it but you are not sure. It helps you realize what is happening to you and shows you other girls who are going through it so you know that you are not alone.
3.Staff, Mayo Clinic. "Definition." Mayo Clinic. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 05 Jan. 2012. Web. 22 Apr. 2012. <http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/anorexia/DS00606>.This website simply talks about the definition of Anorexia Nervosa. It has a fairly long paragraph that talks about really specific details of Anorexia.